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Saturday, January 02, 2010

We’re ready to start our pretend college football playoffs and you may find a few surprises in the results. All first round games are played on neutral fields using the BCS Bowl System starting with the Rose Bowl between #4 TCU and #5 Florida.

Rose Bowl

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

#5 Florida Gators

9

3

0

6

18

#4 TCU Horned Frogs

0

10

10

6

26

Florida gets off to a quick start by actually taking a 12-0 lead in the second quarter but then TCU’s Joseph Turner takes over. Finishing with 187 rushing yards and two touchdowns Turner leads the Frogs to a 26-18 upset.

Sugar Bowl

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

#8 Ohio State Buckeyes

0

6

0

3

9

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide

17

7

3

6

33

OhioState has no answer for Bama’s defense and the Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram, has a banner day rushing for 142 yards and a score. Tide marches on.

Fiesta Bowl

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

#7 Oregon Ducks

0

0

0

7

7

#2 Texas Longhorns

10

7

3

10

30

The Longhorns hold Oregon to 151 total offensive yards while Colt McCoy passes for 230 yards and a score.

Orange Bowl

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

#6 Boise State Broncos

7

7

7

17

38

#3 Cincinnati Bearcats

7

14

7

7

35

In another BCS miracle the Boise State Broncos outscore Cincinnati 17-7 in the fourth quarter to end the most exciting game of the first round with a 38-35 upset win over the Bearcats.